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Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Financial Intelligence Unit-India sign MoU for data exchange between the two organisations
A formal Memorandum of Understanding  was signed today between the Ministry of Corporate Affairs  and Financial Intelligence Unit-India, Ministry of Finance for data exchange between the two organizations. The MoU was signed by Shri Manoj Pandey, Joint Secretary, MCA and Shri Manoj Kaushik, Additional Director FIU-India in the presence of Secretary, MCA, and Director .
The MoU is in line with the vision of MCA and FIU-INDIA to harness data capabilities to ensure effective enforcement. The data sharing arrangement gains significance in light of development of MCA21 Version 3 and FINNET 2.0 which will utilize state of the art technology for improving their regulatory and facilitating functions. MCA is in process of rollout of MCA21 Version 3 in phases. FIU-India is in the process of upgrading existing FINnet 1.0 to FINnet 2.0.
FINnet 2.0 project is of national importance and assists FIU-IND by leveraging technology to collect, analyze and disseminate financial information for combating money laundering and related crimes with many improved and additional features to inculcate the latest technologies like AI/ML and advanced data analytics to streamline the IT processes with improved strategic data analysis capabilities and other aspects.
In the picture : Shri Manoj Pandey, Joint Secretary, MCA, Shri Rajesh Verma, Secretary, MCA, Shri. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Director, FIU – India and Shri Manoj Kaushik, Additional Director FIU-India.
The MoU will facilitate the sharing of data and information between MCA and FIU-INDIA on an automatic and regular basis. It will enable sharing of specific information such as information relating to suspicious transactions, KYC related details and consolidated financial statements of companies registered in the country. The MoU will ensure that both MCA and FIU-INDIA have seamless linkage for regulatory purposes. In addition to regular exchange of data, MCA and FIU-INDIA will also exchange with each other, on request, any information available in their respective databases, for the purpose of carrying out scrutiny, inspection, investigation and prosecution.
Technology and data will play a critical role going forward in fulfilling the Government’s vision of minimum government, maximum governance and both MCA and FIU-INDIA are well placed to fulfill this vision.
The MoU comes into force from the date it was signed and is an ongoing initiative of MCA and FIU-INDIA, both of which are already collaborating through various existing mechanisms. A Data Exchange Steering Group also has been constituted for the initiative, which will meet periodically to review the data exchange status and take steps to further improve the effectiveness of the data sharing mechanism.
The MoU marks the beginning of a new era of cooperation and synergy between the two organisations.
Ministry of Defence
Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Seminar: Head Quarter western Air Command
Head Quarter Western Air Command, situated in Subroto Park, Delhi conducted a seminar on Humanitarian and Disaster relief on 14 may 18. The seminar is being conducted to focus onto effective measures to deal with HADR situations in Northern region of India. Apart from the IAF participation, secretary level delegations from the states of Himanchal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir are participating in the seminar. Major respondents to disaster situations like NDMA, NDRF and ITBP are also attending the seminar.
In disaster situations, more often than not, the IAF is the first responder and kick starts the process of help to the affected population. To its credit, the IAF has not only national disaster relief operations like Op Madad – Chennai Cyclone, Op Rahat– UttrakhandFlash Floods, Op MeghRahat– Flood relief in J&K and relief operations at Andhra Pradesh during cyclone HUD HUD, it also has been carrying out relief actions in the international disaster situations like Evac of Indian Diaspora from Yemen, Op Maitri – earthquake relief at Nepal, cyclone relief at FIJI and flood relief in Sri Lanka. In most cases aircraft and personnel of Western Air Command have been the mainstay of these operations.
On the agenda are also discussions on National Perspective on Disaster Management & Capability Building and Enhancement of disaster relief for the attending states. Discussions on the response procedure using the IAF platforms would also be held at the seminar.
“I hope that by the end of the seminar we would have a clear understanding between all agencies involved in responding to a crisis situation at the earliest in an effective, efficient and economical manner. This would definitely reduce the loss of life and infrastructure during calamities” said the Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, Air Marshal NJS Dhillon AtiVishishtSeva Medal.
HQ WAC has been conducting such seminars and demonstrations across its area of responsibility. The present high level seminar held at Subroto park, New Delhi culminates on 15 May 18.
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President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented Dada Saheb Phalke Award to Shri Amitabh Bachchan at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Prime Minister's Office
PM celebrates Gold medal by Palak in 10m Air Pistol Women’s event at Asian Games 2022
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Palak on winning Gold medal in 10m Air Pistol Women event at Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou.
The Prime Minister posted on X:
“Another special moment for India in shooting!
Congrats to Palak for her exceptional performance and winning the Gold in the 10m Air Pistol Women event. Her precision and focus have brought immense pride to our nation. I wish her the very best for her endeavours ahead.”
President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Gallantry Awards for The Year 2020 at Defence Investiture Ceremony-II
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations for the year 2020 at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening .
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
The 8th convocation of NIPER Hyderabad held
270 students the last two academic years  were awarded degrees
The 8th convocation of NIPER Hyderabad was held virtually today, It was a time of celebration and achievement for the graduating students and NIPER-Hyderabad fraternity.
Chief guest Minister for IT E&C of Govt of Telangana, Shri. K. T. Rama Rao, said in his address that bright pharmaceutical professionals will have a pivotal role in the health care industry globally.
Dr P.D.Vaghela, Chairman, Apex Council, NIPERs & Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India has congratulated all the successful candidates for graduating from one of the finest Institutes in India.
He congratulated Dr Shashi Bala Singh Director, NIPER Hyderabad and the Shri K. Satish Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors, NIPER Hyderabad for the consistent performance in NIRF ranking. He elaborated on the key role played by the Indian Pharmaceutical industry during the Covid-19 pandemic in providing life saving drugs to India and the World. He said the students will have bright opportunities in the ever vibrant Indian Pharmaceutical Industry.
Shri K. Satish Reddy has detailed about several transformational changes which the Pharmaceutical Industry is undergoing in this pandemic situation and has mentioned about the several challenging opportunities the students will have in this changed scenario. He has congratulated the students of NIPER Hyderabad for successfully completing their studies and wished them good luck for their future endeavors.
Shri Rajneesh Tingal, JS, Department of Pharmaceutical described the significant progress made by NIPER Hyderabad in its brief journey of 12 years and made a mark among the Pharmaceutical Institutes by bagging good ranks in NIRF.
Addressing the gathering, Director of NIPER-H, Dr. Shashi Bala. Singh walked through the 12 years of journey of the institution.
Total 270 students including M.S. Pharm. , MBA Pharm.  and PhD  of the last two academic years  were awarded degrees on this e-convocation.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU amongst BRICS nations regarding cooperation in the social and labour sphere
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding  among Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa, regarding Cooperation in the Social and Labour Sphere.The MoU was signed on 3rd August, 2018 during BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers  Meeting.
Details:
In the MoU, the parties including India have agreed to cooperate and hold mutual events in the prominent areas viz. labour legislation and enforcement, protection of workers' rights with focus on vulnerable groups, Employment and labour market policies, Professional education, skills and training and Social protection. The member countries may utilize the BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutes and BRICS Social Security Cooperation Framework for cooperation on Social Security and other labour issues. The Memorandum is not an International Treaty and does not create rights and obligations for the parties governed by international law.
Major Impact:
The MoU provides a mechanism for cooperation, collaboration and maximum synergy amongst BRICS member countries with the common objective of inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the newindustrial revolution. This would facilitate member countries to share knowledge and also implement joint programmes on .matter of Labour and Employment, Social Security and Social dialogue. This would also ensure networking of international Training Centre of International Labour Organisation  with the BRICS Network of Labour Institutes which includes V.V. Giri National Labour Institute of India. This network would specifically focus on the theme of youth employment and research on new forms of employment. This network will also explore new learning technologies, including virtual network to deepen cooperation, exchange of information and capacity building. The BRICS Social Security cooperation framework will deepen social security cooperation among BRICS nations and would facilitate cooperation for improvement of social security systems and social security agreements among member countries.
Background:
The 2ndmeeting of BRICS Employment Working Group was held on 30th July to 1st August 2018 and BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting took place from 2nd August, 2018 to 3rd August, 2018 under the South African Presidency in Durban, South Africa. The Draft MoU between BRICS countries regarding cooperation in the social and labour sphere was discussed, deliberated and finalized in the BRICS EWG meeting held between 30th July and 1st August 2018 and was signed by respective labour Ministers of BRICS member countries on 3rd August 2018. The provisions of the MoU clearly indicate its objectives as cooperation in thenature of successful sharing of policy measures; exchange programmes; consultations; expert meetings and conference etc. in the social and labour sphere.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Suriname for cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Suriname on cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration including exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of organizational and technical development of electoral process; support in exchanging information, institutional strengthening and capacity building, training of personnel, holding regular consultations etc.
The MoU will promote bilateral cooperation, aimed at building technical assistance / capacity support for Suriname envisaging cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers  – May, 2023
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of May, 2023 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2023 increased by 0.5 points and stood at 134.7 . On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.37 per cent with respect to previous month compared to increase of 1.02 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.37 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Arhar Dal, Buffalo milk, Dairy Milk, Poultry Chicken, Egg-Hen, Apple, Grapes, Brinjal, Garlic, Ginger, Potato, Onion, Tomato, Sugar white, Cumin seed/Jira, Supari, Saree Cotton, Shirt Cloth Cotton, Medicine Allopathic, Private tuition/Coaching Center Fees, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Wheat Atta, Lady’s Finger, Lemon, Mango, Soyabean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Mustard Oil, Electricity Domestic, Kerosene Oil, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Jabalpur recorded a maximum increase of 5.2 points followed by Salem with 3.8 points. Among others, 2 centres recorded increase between 2 to 2.6 points, 14 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 34 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Ludhiana recorded a maximum decrease of 1 point. Among others, 26 centers recorded decrease between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of nine centers index remained stationary.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 4.42 per cent compared to 5.09 per cent for the previous month and 6.97 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 3.24 per cent against 4.16 per cent of the previous month and 7.92 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW 
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for April, 2023 and May, 2023
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Sr. No.
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Groups
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April, 2023
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May, 2023
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I
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Food & Beverages
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132.8
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133.7
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II
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Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
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154.7
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155.5
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III
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Clothing & Footwear
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136.1
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136.9
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IV
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Housing
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123.4
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123.4
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V
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Fuel & Light
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182.1
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181.7
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VI
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Miscellaneous
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131.9
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132.3
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General Index
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134.2
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134.7
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of June, 2023 will be released on Monday, 31st July, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
Union Health Ministry and Chairman, Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration  confirm that claim of the so-called hackers on the dark web relating to alleged data leak is baseless
We continue to take appropriate steps as are necessary, from time to time, to ensure that data of the people is safe with Co-WIN: Dr. R S Sharma
The matter of the alleged hacking of the Co-WIN system has now been investigated by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology .
Dr R S Sharma, Chairman of the Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration  has clarified that “the claims of so called hackers on the dark web, relating to alleged hacking of the Co-WIN system and data leak, is baseless. We continue to take appropriate steps as are necessary, from time to time, to ensure that the data of the people is safe with Co-WIN”.
Ministry of Home Affairs
The Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking  Scheme beyond 31 March, 2021 for a period of five years from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026 with a financial outlay of Rs.1,364.88 crore
The continuation of the scheme shows Modi Government’s commitment to modernize and up-grade Immigration and Visa services
Ministry of Home Affairs under guidance of Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah aims to provide a secure and integrated service delivery framework that facilitates legitimate travelers while strengthening national security through this scheme
The Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking  Scheme beyond March 31, 2021 for a period of five years from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026 with a financial outlay of Rs.1,364.88 crore.
The continuation of the scheme shows the Modi Government’s commitment to the core objective of IVFRT, which is modernization and up-gradation of Immigration and Visa services. The Ministry of Home Affairs under the guidance of the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah aims to provide a secure and integrated service delivery framework that facilitates legitimate travelers while strengthening national security, through this scheme.
The project has a global outreach and seeks to interlink and optimize functions relating to immigration, visa issuance, registration of foreigners and tracking of their movements in India by covering 192 Indian Missions across the globe, 108 Immigration Check Posts  in India, 12 Foreigners Regional Registration Officers  and offices and more than 700 Foreigners Registration Officers , Superintendents of Police /Deputy Commissioners of Police  across the country.
After the commencement of IVFRT, the number of Visa and OCI cards issued increased from 44.43 lakh in 2014 to 64.59 lakh in 2019 at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate  of 7.7 per cent. Average visa processing time of 15 to 30 days  has been reduced to a maximum of 72 hours in e-visas, with 95 per cent of e-visas issued within 24 hours. International traffic to and from India grew from 3.71 crore to 7.5 crore during last 10 years at a CAGR of 7.2 per cent.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Definition of Minority
Central Government notifies minority communities at the national level in consultation with various stakeholders under Section 2  of National Commission for Minorities, Act, 1992. The six communities notified as minority communities under Section 2 of the NCM Act, 1992 are Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains. Notification of any community specific to a State as minority community with in a State comes under the purview of the State concerned.
The Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution provide for protection of interest of minorities which includes linguistic minorities also. The working definition followed by the Commissioner for linguistic minorities is as follows:- “Linguistic Minorities are group or collectivities of individuals residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language or script of their own. The language of the minority group need not be one of the twenty two languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. In other words, linguistic minorities at the State level mean any group or groups of people whose mother tongues are different from the principal language of the State, and at the district and taluka/tehsil levels, different from the principal language of the district or taluka/tehsil concerned.” The linguistic minorities are therefore identified by the respective States/UTs. The State/UT wise, broad linguistic profile is available in the 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities. Further, the interest of linguistic minorities are accorded due consideration and the office of Commissioner of Linguistic Minorities has been mandated to investigate all matters relating to the safeguards provided for linguistic minorities in the country.
The Government has already enacted the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 to constitute a National Commission for Minorities. The NCM receives petitions/grievances from the aggrieved persons and the said petitions/grievances being received by Commission are dealt with by calling for reports from the concerned authorities under the Union and State Governments. On receipt of the reports, the Commission makes appropriate recommendations to the respective authorities for redressal of the grievances.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
142.47 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 75,456
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.22%; Lowest since March 2020
Recovery Rate currently at 98.40%; Highest since March 2020
6,450 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,42,43,945
6,358 new cases in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 85 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 44 days
67.41 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Statewise status of Omicron Variant
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|
S. No.
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|
State
|
|
No. of Omicron Cases
|
|
Discharged/Recovered/Migrated
|
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
167
|
|
61
|
|
2
|
|
Delhi
|
|
165
|
|
23
|
|
3
|
|
Kerala
|
|
57
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
Telangana
|
|
55
|
|
10
|
|
5
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
49
|
|
10
|
|
6
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
46
|
|
30
|
|
7
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
34
|
|
16
|
|
8
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
31
|
|
15
|
|
9
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
9
|
|
7
|
|
10
|
|
Odisha
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
Haryana
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
14
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
15
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
16
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
18
|
|
Goa
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
19
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
20
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|
Ladakh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
21
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|
Manipur
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
||
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Total
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|
653
|
|
186